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cold without

cold without noun: brandy with cold water and no sugar.

Noun

cold without (uncountable)

  1. (colloquial) Brandy with cold water and no sugar.
    • If A. E. B. should assert that a glass of “cold without,” because, by those accustomed to indulge in such potations, it was understood to mean “brandy and cold water, without sugar,” was really a draught from some “well of purest English undefil’d,” the confusion of ideas could not be more complete.1850 June 15, Samuel Hickson, “[Notes.] Further Notes on Derivation of the Word ‘News.’”, in Notes and Queries: A Medium of Inter-Communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists...

Origin of cold without

Ellipsis of cold water, without sugar.

Questions about cold without

What does cold without mean?
Cold without means brandy with cold water and no sugar.
What part of speech is cold without?
Cold without is a noun.

Words near cold without in the dictionary

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  11. cold-aridiphilous

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